Dad And Then What

Episode 12: We Started a Podcast... And Then What? When we first turned the mics on a few months ago, we had a plan: share some stories, offer some analytical advice, and figure out this whole fatherhood thing together. We didn't anticipate that talking about being dads would actually become a form of unintended therapy. In the Season 1 Finale of Dad And Then What , we are putting the scripts...

Episode 11: Why Your Smallest Habits Become Their Core Memories Do you remember the exact moment you realized: Wait, I’m the dad now. I actually get to decide what our family does on Sunday mornings? We all grew up with certain holidays, weekly routines, and cultural rituals. Some of them felt magical, and others just felt like stressful obligations because "that’s how we’ve always done it.&q...

Episode 10: The Dad Bod: Pride or Problem? Let’s talk about the exact moment you realized the "Dad Bod" had officially crept in. Was it the jeans suddenly fitting weird? Getting winded just wrestling on the living room rug? Or the realization that your daily macros now consist entirely of leftover dinosaur nuggets and cold coffee? Society loves to joke about the "Dad Bod" as a...

Episode 9: Sports, Arts, and Unfinished Stories "Parenting isn’t cloning yourself — it’s discovering who they are." It’s a classic dad trap: You grew up living and breathing sports, so naturally, you buy your kid a baseball glove before they can even walk. But what happens when they’d rather paint watercolors than score goals? In this episode of Dad and the What , we are tackling the hea...

Episode 8: The Silent Struggle (Why Dads Don't Talk About Mental Health) "You can fix a leaky sink, but how do you fix a panic attack?" Most dads are raised to believe that being strong means being silent. We learn early on that our job is to fix things, not to feel them. So when stress, anxiety, or burnout hits, we bury it behind work, humor, or distractions, terrified that opening...

Episode 7: Marriage After Kids – Still Teammates? Kids change everything — especially your relationship. In this episode of Dad and the What , we dive into what really happens to a marriage after becoming parents. The dynamic shifts, the pressure builds, and suddenly, the relationship that once felt effortless requires a whole lot of intention. We talk about how communication changes when you’re b...

Episode 6: Dad and the... Digital Tug-of-War Let’s be honest: Nothing triggers "Dad Guilt" quite like handing over a tablet so you can finally finish a work email or just drink a cup of coffee while it’s actually hot. We’ve all been there—the internal battle between wanting to be "unplugged" and the reality of surviving a rainy Tuesday afternoon. In this episode of Dad and the...

Ever look at your bank account after a weekend of buying diapers, $8 cartons of berries, and shoes your kid will outgrow in three weeks, and think... where did it all go? In this episode of Dad and the What , we are tackling the massive, stressful, and often unspoken topic of money and fatherhood. Becoming a dad doesn't just change your sleep schedule; it completely rewires your financial rea...

The Brutal Reality of Sleep Deprivation "Sleep when the baby sleeps." It’s the most well-meaning, useless piece of advice every new father receives. Because when the baby finally sleeps, you aren't sleeping—you’re doing the dishes, staring at the monitor, or wondering if you’ll ever feel like a functioning human being again. In this episode of Dad and Then What , we’re talking about...

Expectations, Labor, and the First 21 Days We all have a "movie version" of fatherhood in our heads before the baby arrives. We imagine the perfectly packed hospital bag, the calm drive to the ward, and that instant, magical glow the moment we become a "Dad." Then, reality hits. In our debut episode of Dad and Then What , we’re pulling back the curtain on the gap between what w...

Why It Follows Us Everywhere Whether you’re at the office, in the gym, or even just sitting on the couch after the kids are finally asleep, there’s a quiet voice in the back of your head asking: Am I doing enough? Should I be doing more? In this episode of Dad and Then What , we’re tackling the heavy hitter: Dad Guilt. We get honest about the pressure to be the "perfect" provider, the &q...

The Exhausting Tug-of-War Between "Fun Dad" and the "Bad Cop" We all want to be the dad who builds the fort, says "yes" to the extra scoop of ice cream, and starts the living room wrestling matches. But then... the chaos hits. Someone has to enforce the bedtime, someone has to say "no," and someone has to be the one who actually keeps the house from burning...